Luke:16:1-15

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* He also said to his disciples , "There was a certain rich man who had a manager . An accusation was made to him that this man was wasting his possessions . * He called him , and said to him , 'What is this that I hear about you ? Give an accounting of your management , for you can no longer be manager .' * "The manager said within himself , 'What will I do , seeing that my lord is taking away the management position from me ? I don 't have strength to dig . I am ashamed to beg . * I know what I will do , so that when I am removed from management , they may receive me into their houses .' * Calling each one of his lord 's debtors to him , he said to the first , 'How much do you owe to my lord ?' * He said , 'A hundred batos {100 batos is about 395 litres or 104 U . S . gallons .} of oil .' He said to him , 'Take your bill , and sit down quickly and write fifty .' * Then he said to another , 'How much do you owe ?' He said , 'A hundred cors { 100 cors = about 3 ,910 litres or 600 bushels . } of wheat .' He said to him , 'Take your bill , and write eighty .' * "His lord commended the dishonest manager because he had done wisely , for the children of this world are , in their own generation , wiser than the children of the light . * I tell you , make for yourselves friends by means of unrighteous mammon , so that when you fail , they may receive you into the eternal tents . * He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much . He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much . * If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon , who will commit to your trust the true riches ? * If you have not been faithful in that which is another 's , who will give you that which is your own ? * No servant can serve two masters , for either he will hate the one , and love the other ; or else he will hold to one , and despise the other . You aren 't able to serve God and mammon {"Mammon " refers to riches or a false god of wealth .}." * The Pharisees , who were lovers of money , also heard all these things , and they scoffed at him . * He said to them , "You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men , but God knows your hearts . For that which is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God .

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